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What is General Knowledge?

The public knowledge communicated by a range of non-specialist masses encompassing a wide subject range. General erudition: knowledge of many things.


What does General Knowledge talk about?

Knowledge about anything, anyone, anyplace in the universe. General acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation. General knowledge is also moderately associated with verbal ability, though only weakly or not at all with numerical and spatial ability.


Why is General Knowledge Needed?

There are studies that found General Knowledge can predict exam results. The study examined personality predictors &cognitive ability in student's exam performance which found General knowledge was positively related with overall exam results.


Where we need General Knowledge?

  • Bank Exams
  • Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
  • COMPETITIVE EXAMS FOR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
  • Category of Competitive Exams
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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) daclination B) declineation
C) declination D) daclineation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) declination

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Which Indian sportsperson was appointed as ‘Messenger of Peace’in2001 by the UN?

A) Prakash Padukone B) Vishwanathan Anand
C) Sachin Tendulkar D) Vijay Amritraj
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Vijay Amritraj

Explanation:
International tennis player and media star Vijay Amritraj (India) was appointed UN Messenger of Peace in 2001.
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Choose the most appropriate answer:Animals active at night are called

A) Diurnal B) Nocturnal
C) Parasites D) Nacto-diurnal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nocturnal

Explanation:

Animals active at night are known as Nocturnal.

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Which is a function of a protein macromolecule?

A) Cushions the internal organs of an animal B) Provides the building instructions for living things
C) Makes up the connective tissue in tendons D) Makes the leaves of plants waterproof
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Makes up the connective tissue in tendons

Explanation:

The function of a protein macromolecule is

- Moving things in and out of cells.

- Transporting other molecules in the body.

- Making up the connective tissue in tendons.

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Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is a drug used as a

A) Sedative B) Hallucinogen
C) Steroid D) Analgesic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hallucinogen

Explanation:

Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is a drug used as a Hallucinogen.

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Bovidae Ovis is the scientific name of _____.

A) Goat B) Cow
C) Buffalo D) Sheep
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sheep

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Which of the following is the main benefit of ozone?

A) absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the Sun B) neutralizes the effects of carbon monoxide
C) reduces pollution levels D) filters particulates from the atmosphere
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the Sun

Explanation:

In the given options, all are the benfits of ozone. But, the main benefit of ozone is absorbing ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

An axe to grind

 

A) One cannot cut wood with a blunt axe. B) To have important jobs to do.
C) Have an ulterior motive. D) A weapon is useful only when it is sharp.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Have an ulterior motive.

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